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Be'it known thatLCIHtRLES KLE STN'ER, oftliecitfof-Cliicago, in the count'jof Cook, and State of Illinqis, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barhrs Chairand I do hereby. declare that th'eIfoL lowing is a -full, clear, and enact dcsori ptionjtliei-eof, refer encc'hcing had to .thenocompenying drawings, making part of this specificatiohfand" to Jtheletters ofreference me'rked thereon, like letters indicating lilce parts wherever-"they occur. i i

To enable others skilled in theart' to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

My invention relates to certain improvements in chairs and similar seats, and-consists in novel constructionofa reversible s'eat and of the'devices foroperatingland holding the same in position.

In the-'drawings- I I I Figure 1 is a. side'elevation of a che'ir constructed on my-p lIa-n. I

I Figure 2 is a'topplan viewofthe seat, with the,nplwlstering removed, several of the springs broken away,-- .and'some portions tnken'i'n section. I I r I I I Figure is a rear view of the hack of the chair, showing the o'henings'for ventilating, and also, the head-rest.

Figure Jr-is a'seotion of a portion of the cushion for the back, and

Figure 5 a section of a portion ofthe frame of the seat. I

. A represents the frame of the ohaiiywhioh I construct in tlre ordinary manner. This Frame, I providewith a seat,'l3, which is journalled or pivoted to said. frame oneach side of the chair; r I II This seat, I constructof two motel frames, 0, provided with journals E, anc l screwed toge er, as shown in figs. 2 and 5. Eaohof'these frames is provided with steelsprings b b which are so connectex s frame G and to 7 each other as to form a, spring-seat, as shown in the drawings. The mines being then screw sgether, wooden frames or pieces F are seonred'to the outside of the metal frar'ne, and to themthe upholstctog, covering the.

' seat, is attached, as'shot vn in. fig. 1.

I To hold the seat in position, and prevent it from turning when in use, I provide the metal frame (on the two sides,at right angles to those on which the journals are,-) with stops bl, working in hearings east on'fiarne 0, these stops-working into'recesses H in the frame A, and operhted by a handle, D, through the medium ofthe hent leversG pivoted to lugs g on the insideiof frame Q, as shown infig. 2, the handle D pa-ssing'through one of the-journals E and ont on one side of the chair. I r I I To keep the stops (Z in place, Iconstruct them with ashouldcr un t hat portion which no -b'ox or hearing, there being a corresponding slionlcler-'in,the box,- and around the stop I coil 7 hearing against said shoulders, as shown in 2, and tending to keep the stops thrown out o the sutfaoe of the frame,' so that, when the seat, after being reversed, is brought into p0 con'ie opposite the recesses--H,-they w'ill automatically lockthe seat in placel For the purpose'of ventilating th e'seat, I mal ce openings fj' in the frame G, these openings extending through from the outside to the'interior ofthe seat, betweenthe two sets of springs; and thus, as a person sits down on the chair, a'portion of the air on the inside of the-seat is expelled, and, as the person rises, this is replaced by'fresh cool air. I

' The frame of the back of the Cllflll,I construct solid,,but provide it witha numherof holes or openings 1t, shown clearly in fig. 3, whi oh pass :entirely t-lirongh'it froin front to rear; so as to allow of the air having free "access to the back of the pad or cushion.

Instead of the ordinary padding in' the batch, I makes pillow or cushionythe construction of which may be similarto that of the seat, but instead of being pivoted so as to;turn, it is hung loosely against the back by e'swivel-loop, Z L nnandmay be turned over at will. The'iconstruction of this loop, as well that of the frame, 7 is clearly shown in fig. 4.; 7 I

My head-rest consists of a; bar-,1, which may he dove-tailed or not, playing in a'slot, It, in the hack of on inside ofthe ai spring,. 7t, noting beyond where the stops the chair, which maybe adjusted higher or lower, ,and held there bycthumb-screw, Si, in the plate 1, whicll'is :secured to the choir.

To the top of bar l; hinge'or pivot a' rest, N, to the buck side of which is attached a. stirrup, b,-passing around and pivoted to the bar, as aforesaid, the her being enlarged and mode circular at the upper end. The resin, having overtically circular movement around thehead of the bar, is adjusted by hand, and Se0l1l0ll in any position by a thumb-screw, q, in the stirrup, which bites into the head of the bar P. v

' The operation oi my cheii' is as follows -After the person occupying it has risen, the airrushes in through the openings in the franie, and fills the spaces in the interior of the sect and hack.

1 and arranged to operate substantially as described.

The pad on the buck-is then turned over, presenting a cool side for the next person, the air passing through the openings in the baek, and cooling thesidejust used. The handle is then drawn out, unlocking the seat, Y

which is reversed. By tnrning the handle, the seat is autometicnlly locked in place, and the choir is. ready for use the head-r'est heingiidjusted after the person is seated; v v I H I By this construction of chair, I produce {one which may he used in warm weather, and be perfectly eomfortsble, which may be ciuicklyiedjusted to suit persons of oily size, and not iiehle to get out of order.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is'-- v A reversible hollow spring-sent, provided with the loeking bolts-d, levers and hondle l), when constructed CHAS. KAESTNE R. I Witnesses: I

J. B. TUILC'HIN, N. K. Knonnicn. 

